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search radar, and initially the station functioned as a Ground-Control Intercept (GCI) and warning station. As a GCI station, the squadron's role was to guide interceptor aircraft toward unidentified intruders picked up on the unit's radar scopes. In 1956, an
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permanent network. It was activated in April 1952, replacing the Connelsville L-16 Lashup site. It was declared completely operational in late 1952.
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This site was closed in 1961 and the 772d Radar Squadron was repositioned to an existing Army Nike Missile site at Pedricktown, NJ, which became
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Claysburg Air Force Station was part of the last batch of twenty-three radar stations constructed as part of the
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General Surveillance Radar station. It is located 6 miles (9.7 km) west of
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The 772d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron began operations with an
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Blue Knob Park renamed Claysburg Air Force Station on 1 December 1953
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Closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station
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Installations of the United States Air Force in Pennsylvania
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A Handbook of Aerospace Defense Organization 1946 - 1980
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Activated at Connellsville, PA (L-16) on 27 November 1950
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Moved to Gibbsboro Air Force Station, NJ on 1 May 1961.
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Claysburg AFS is located in Pennsylvania
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